In a report published Monday, Barclays analyst Jeffrey Bernstein explored the U.S. Restaurant sector, noting that outperformance relative to the S&P 500 has been "muted" in the second quarter and will continue for the near-term, before outperformance resumes later on in the year...

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Robert Derrington of Wunderlich Securities on Tuesday downgraded shares of Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ: PNRA) to Hold from Buy as shares have appreciated to within 8 percent of his $185 price target.
Derrington notes that Panera Bread is expected to improve its same-store sales throughout 2015 and 2015...

U.S. markets ended the day mostly flat after giving up earlier gains.
The Dow traded higher by 142 points before ending the day in negative territory. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices closed the day almost unchanged. The CBOE Volatility Index fell 7.5 percent to 23.79.
Airline stocks traded...

U.S. stocks were mostly higher as the S&P 500 and Dow continue trading near historical all-time highs.
The S&P 500 briefly dipped into negative territory immediately following the Federal Reserves's minutes while the Dow trading lower but stayed in positive territory. The NASDAQ...

U.S. stocks posted steep losses as investors had plenty to worry about.
Unable to reach a last-minute settlement, Argentina defaulted on its debt obligations. Naturally, as a global economy, the credit of one country affects other countries worldwide.
The Labor Department reported that U.S....

U.S. stocks were mixed as the Fed continued to wind down its monthly asset purchase program by another $10 billion.
The Fed noted that the economy rebounded in the second quarter despite significant under-utilization remaining in the labor market. As such, the Fed noted, it will maintain a...

Although the universe of publicly-traded restaurant stocks is fairly small, with only 51 companies trading on the major exchanges, from an investment perspective there are some advantages to this sector.
First, the industry is relatively simply to understand compared to others, such as cloud...

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG), Dunkin' Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN), Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) were among the stocks favored in a recent research report from Baird analysts that focused on restaurant stocks that are now leading the otherwise disappointing consumer...

U.S. stocks were positive after the European Central Bank implemented steps to fight disinflation, including negative interest rates.
On the home-front, initial jobless claims rose last week but that didn't stand in the way of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indices trading at historical all-...